Women in Movement: Feminism and Social Action Contributor(s): Rowbotham, Sheila (Author) |
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ISBN: 0415821606 ISBN-13: 9780415821605 Publisher: Routledge OUR PRICE: $65.50 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: August 2014 |
Additional Information |
BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Gender Studies |
Dewey: 305.42 |
Physical Information: 0.81" H x 6.14" W x 9.21" (1.21 lbs) 370 pages |
Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
Publisher Description: First published in 1992, this book is an historical introduction to a wide range of women's movements from the late eighteenth-century to the date of its publication. It describes economic, social and political ideas which have inspired women to organize, not only in Europe and North America, but also in the Third World. Sheila Rowbotham outlines a long history of women's challenges to the gender bias in political and economical concepts. She shows women laying claim to rights and citizenship, while contesting male definitions of their scope, and seeking to enlarge the meaning of economy through action around consumption and production, environmental protests and welfare projects. |